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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25

Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25

Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25

Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25

Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25

Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25

Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25

Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25
Sotheby’s
Book Week
November & December

Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Tory, Geoffroy. L'Art et science de la vraye proportion des Lettres. Paris 1549. Seconde édition. In-8. Reliure de P.L. Martin. €7,000 to €9,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Zamora, Alonso de. Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada... Barcelone, 1701. €10,000 to €15,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue... Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.
Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Three Stories and Ten Poems. First edition, inscribed to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry. $60,000-80,000

Freeman’s, Nov. 13: CURTIS, Edward S. The North American Indian... Portfolio and two text volumes. $20,000-30,000

Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Superb Illuminated Manuscript of Tennyson’s Le Morte d'Arthur, ca. 1910, by Alberto Sangorksi and in an exceptional Riviere binding. $40,000-50,000

Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Remarkable Epistle from Robert Burns to Frances Dunlop, containing all lines of the first version of "Written in Friars Carse Hermitage" and 12 lines of the first version of "First Epistle to Robert Graham Esq." $20,000-30,000

Freeman’s, Nov. 13: FAULKNER, William. Go Down, Moses. First edition, limited issue, one of 100 copies signed by Faulkner. $10,000-15,000

Freeman’s, Nov. 13: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. First English edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Maugham, in the rare suppressed dust-jacket. $40,000-50,000

Freeman’s, Nov. 13: An Excessively Rare First Issue and Previously Unrecorded Copy of Shakespeare’s Third Folio. $40,000-60,000

Freeman’s, Nov. 13: AUDUBON, John James. Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana. (Plate CCXVII). $30,000-40,000

Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HERBERT, Frank. Dune, 1965. First edition, inscribed by Herbert. $8,000-12,000

Auction Reports

Addison and Sarova

Auction Info

Auction Name: Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Ephemera
Auction Date: 11/01/2025 - 11/01/2025
Sale Number: #1061
Total Lots: 251
Sold Lots: 249
Lots Sold: 99.20%
Unsold Lots: 2

Total Sales (USD): 174,708.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 56,335.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 313,350.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 57,355.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 323,550.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 54.00%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
24		A very large assortment of 19th century material from (or related to) the Treloar mining family (most material dating from circa 1840 to 1895, though some may be slightly later or earlier)	19th century	USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00	USD 21,600.00
14		[BIBLIA LATINA]	1478	USD 3,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 11,400.00
16	Pope Pius II (formerly Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini)	DE DUOBUS AMANTIBUS EURYALO ET LUCRETIA	1497	USD 800.00 - 8,000.00	USD 5,100.00
6	Raleigh, Walter, Sir	THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD	1614	USD 300.00 - 3,000.00	USD 5,100.00
8	Plato	OPERA	1517	USD 700.00 - 7,000.00	USD 4,800.00
17	Catharina Senensis, S.	[EPISTOLA DEVOTISSIME DE SANCTA CATHARINA DA SIENA]	[1500]	USD 1,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 4,500.00
22	Simon, Eugene	HISTOIRE NATURELLE DES TROCHILIDAE	1921	USD 150.00 - 1,500.00	USD 4,200.00
114		First editions of two Einstein works on Special Relativity	1909	USD 40.00 - 400.00	USD 4,200.00
123		Albert Einstein	1911	USD 30.00 - 300.00	USD 3,900.00
21		Incunable Drama and Music	1493	USD 800.00 - 8,000.00	USD 3,600.00
71		ACTS OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE INDIANA TERRITORY	1810	USD 500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 3,300.00
51		THE COLUMBIAN PHENIX AND BOSTON REVIEW...	[1800]	USD 300.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,000.00
12		[BIBLIA LATINA] With the Glossa Ordinaria ascribed to Walafrid Strabo and the interlinear glosses of Anselmus Laudunensis	[not after 1480]	USD 600.00 - 6,000.00	USD 2,400.00
78	Chaucer, Geoffrey; Flint, Russell (illustrator)	THE CANTERBURY TALES	1913	USD 120.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,400.00
18	Ortelius, Abraham	THEATRO DEL MONDO	[1655]	USD 400.00 - 4,000.00	USD 2,400.00
75	[Ring of Nibelung] Wagner, Richard; Rackham, Arthur	THE RHINEGOLD AND THE VALKYRIE [with] SIEGRIED AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS	1910	USD 250.00 - 2,500.00	USD 2,400.00
27	Datta, Ram Chandra	RASAYAN VIJNANA OR THE ELEMENTS OF INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY	1894	USD 100.00 - 1,000.00	USD 2,040.00
219		A collection of letters and similar	1600s through the 1700s	USD 200.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,040.00
33	Eliot, T[homas] S[tearns]	POEMS 1909-1925	1925	USD 200.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,920.00
239		ESTATUTOS Y CONTITUCIONES REALES	1668	USD 100.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,800.00

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University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002

University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly Important

University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Soldier Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli

University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known

University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950